Thursday, February 10, 2011
We had our weekly column in the Irish News of the World and this week we looked at health insurance. With health insurance companies raising rates aggressively it is time to reconsider your options and we covered all of them in this article. The ‘Hospital Saturday Fund’ is an interesting alternative that people don’t know about as are surgical discounters, well worth reading about!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
We did a piece about life assurance for the Irish News of the World on the 30th of January.
The main thrust of the piece was to impress upon readers that life assurance is either not important, or very important indeed depending on your circumstances and family life. The other question is about how much you need – for that we advise using a professional who can work this out for you, we also disclosed how to get the ‘under the table’ prices by using a broker.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The IPC meeting will also be addressed by bank representatives who will talk members through “debt restructuring, writedowns and deals on debt”.
Karl Deeter of the Irish Mortgage Brokers will discuss the economy and the US experience of debt restructuring, while Ross Maguire, senior counsel and co-founder of the New Beginning group, will discuss “family home protection”.
Solicitors will also be on hand to provide advice on insolvency for members who “cannot trade any longer”, Mr Savage added.
The meeting takes place tonight at the Red Cow Hotel, Dublin, at 7.30pm.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
We were really pleased to feature on TV3’s ‘Morning Show’ with Sybil and Martin (Brian was standing in for Martin) in a conversation about property prices and whether or not we have hit the bottom. Aoife Walsh from the Respond! Housing Agency was also there giving some great information and advice for borrowers in trouble.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Financial adviser Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers said other lenders would follow Permanent TSB. He advised affected borrowers to sign up for a two-year fixed deal of 5.19pc.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers has warned that expected interest rate hikes this year will push even more householders to the edge. “I can’t see how they (number of applicants) won’t rise because it’s becoming more popular and more necessary,” he said. “The scheme is in place to help you get over the hump, in the hope that you’ll get back to work soon. “But the end result is that there will be more people on it come the end of the year as interest rates go up and unemployment rises.”
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Tagged arrears, financial advice, first time buyers, help pay mortgage, MIS, mortgage arrears, mortgage interst suppliment, mortgage problems, mortgages
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
We were delighted to feature on TV3’s ‘Morning Show with Sybil and Martin’ in their monthly property slot alongside Angela Keegan of MyHome.ie
Karl Deeter discussed the financial aspects of the Irish property market while Angela covered property prices in general.
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Tagged angela keegan, changes to TRS, finance, irish mortgage market, karl deeter, mortgage prices, property prices, sybil and martin, tax relief at source, tv3 morning show
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This week we covered the changes to income tax that were brought about by the upcoming Finance Act 2011, primarily the people affected are in the lower end of the earnings spectrum – we have a table to show the changes that it makes. The good news is that we also gave News of the World readers a way to strike back: Tax returns! 70% of workers are actually due tax back at the end of the year and yet only 5% of them make a tax return to claim back that money. Information and instructions are in the article.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Our debut column for News of the World featured in last Sunday’s paper. We were delighted with the feedback, if you missed the piece you can find a copy of it here. We covered mortgages – a comfortable first topic because Advisors.ie is a sister company of Irish Mortgage Brokers – but in the future we will cover every manner of personal finance you can think of!
This is likely to lead to other institutions following suit, according to Karl Deeter, operations manager with Irish Mortgage Brokers. “In the past it has tended that one institutional move, and then all of the others follow within a short amount of time,” he said.
